Seiya Suzuki will look for his 100th hit of the year (he has 98) when his Chicago Cubs (61-82) square off against the Colorado Rockies (62-81) at 2:20 PM ET on Friday.
The Rockies are an underdog (+115 moneyline odds) when they visit the Cubs (-135). The starting pitchers are Marcus Stroman (3-7) for the Chicago Cubs, and German Marquez (8-10) for the Colorado Rockies.
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Cubs vs. Rockies Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Cubs
- Chicago was the moneyline favorite in four of its last 10 games, and went 1-3 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Cubs and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Chicago’s record against the spread is 5-5-0 over its past 10 games.
Rockies
- In nine games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by oddsmakers, Colorado has a record of 5-4.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Rockies and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
- Colorado has six wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Cubs vs. Rockies Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Marcus Stroman
- When Stroman starts, the Cubs are 11-11-0 against the spread.
- The Cubs were the moneyline favorite for five Stroman starts this season — they lost every game.
- Stroman’s team has won five of his 21 starts.
- Stroman has had 22 starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and 11 of those games finished over the total.
Projected starter: Germán Márquez
- Marquez’s team is 14-13-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- His team has been victorious in 45% of the games he’s started as the moneyline underdog with a record of 9-11.
- Marquez’s team has won 15 of his 27 starts.
- Out of Marquez’s 27 starts with a total this season, 14 have hit the over.
Cubs Batting Leaders
- Ian Happ has racked up a team-high 66 runs batted in.
- Happ’s home runs rank 70th in MLB and he ranks 54th in RBI in MLB.
- Nico Hoerner has a club-leading .291 batting average.
- Hoerner ranks 182nd in homers and 130th in RBI among batters in MLB.
- Hoerner takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .314 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Suzuki is batting .263 with 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 38 walks.
- Suzuki brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
- Patrick Wisdom has hit 22 home runs to lead his team.
Rockies Batting Leaders
- C.J. Cron leads Colorado in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 97.
- Cron’s home run total ranks 16th in MLB, and he is fifth in RBI.
- Brendan Rodgers has collected 131 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .400 on the year.
- Rodgers ranks 153rd in home runs and 77th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
- Charlie Blackmon has collected 127 base hits, an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .412 this season.
- Ryan McMahon has collected 115 hits this season and has an OBP of .333. He’s slugging .410 on the year.
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